ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY P. BROGLIO, BLESSING THE SACRED OILS DURING THE ANNUAL CHRISM MASS, 5 APRIL 2022, IN THE CRYPT CHURCH AT THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
Time Flies, but Grace Abounds BY ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY P. BROGLIO
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o many opportunities and so many occasions of grace have filled the last few months that I am at a loss as to where to begin. Consequently, I will begin at the end of the period with the days at Our Lady’s Shrine in Lourdes. The Knights of Columbus really outdid themselves with participation in the annual International Military Pilgrimage (PMI). The hiatus of three years
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provoked by the pandemic made everyone eager to ensure a successful visit to the “Heart of the Church,” as the Marian Shrine at Lourdes, France has so often been called. However, the Knights ensured the presence of three countries. Obviously, the participation of wounded warriors, clergy, and Knights from the United States has become an annual gift, but this year,
